Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii -
Mule Ride to a Leper Colony

It takes a full day there and back, but the views are nice.

Address:: Unnamed Rd, Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI
Directions:: Kalawao Park. Pick up your mule on Hwy 470 (Kalae Hwy) at mile post 5. Look for the large Molokai Guided Mule Tour sign.
Hours:: Tours must be booked in advance. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 808-567-6171

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Leper Colony

While you're on Molokai, you can book a mule ride expedition down to the Kaulapapa Hansen's Disease Leper Colony. The US Park Service conducts tours of the Hansen's facility, including a visit to the church where Belgian priest and hero to the outcasts Father Damien is buried. After helping residents for many years, he died of complications from Hansen's Disease himself. The mule ride takes you down a sheer cliff to the colony, 1664-feet below. Not for timid folks! Call (808) 567-6088 for further information and/or reservations. [Bruce Wheeler, 02/27/1997]

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February 10, 2012